Man charged with threatening to discharge a bomb

Published: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 3:59 p.m.

A man who deputies said called in a bomb threat at a fast food restaurant was arrested Monday and charged with threatening to discharge a bomb.

Marion County Sheriff’s Office Detective Stephen Osborne and Lt. Lewis Pulford went to a McDonalds restaurant, where an employee told them she and her former boyfriend had broken up in March and that since then he has held signs containing “rude and obscene things” outside the eatery, reports note.

The woman listened to the bomb threat call and told deputies she believed it was the voice of her former boyfriend, John Heatherly. Another employee listened to the recording and also said the voice sounded like Heatherly.

The deputies went to Heatherly’s residence. He said he made the threat because he wanted to see his ex-girlfriend run out of the restaurant because she owes him money and he was trying to get back at her.

<p>A man who deputies said called in a bomb threat at a fast food restaurant was arrested Monday and charged with threatening to discharge a bomb.</p><p>Marion County Sheriff's Office Detective Stephen Osborne and Lt. Lewis Pulford went to a McDonalds restaurant, where an employee told them she and her former boyfriend had broken up in March and that since then he has held signs containing “rude and obscene things” outside the eatery, reports note.</p><p>The woman listened to the bomb threat call and told deputies she believed it was the voice of her former boyfriend, John Heatherly. Another employee listened to the recording and also said the voice sounded like Heatherly.</p><p>The deputies went to Heatherly's residence. He said he made the threat because he wanted to see his ex-girlfriend run out of the restaurant because she owes him money and he was trying to get back at her. </p><p>Heatherly, 53, was arrested and taken to the Marion County Jail.</p><p><i>- Austin L. Miller</i></p>